High School Football

BLSS: Week 10 high school football highlights and scores

October 23, 2026 6:43 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 10 of the high school football season is wrapped up! It’s the second-to-last week of the regular season. La Quinta clinched the DEL title on Thursday, but playoff implications remain on the line. Palm Desert 30@Palm Springs0FRancho Mirage20@Shadow Hills0FCoachella Valley0@Yucca Valley38F(Called at Half)Cathedral City24@Indio12FDesert Mirage20@Twentynine Palms43FBanning15@Desert Hot Springs62FDesert Christian47@Santa

La Quinta football dominates Xavier Prep to clinch outright Desert Empire League title

October 22, 2026 10:08 PM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — LQ what, what? LQ, you know! Rarely do we have a league champion decided during the penultimate week of the regular season, but that was the case Thursday night. La Quinta defeated Xavier Prep 34-0 to claim the outright Desert Empire League championship for the first time since 2016. The

BLSS: Week 9 high school football highlights and scores

October 15, 2026 10:18 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 9 is here, featuring the league debuts for four teams. We’ve got 8 games this week, including a Thursday night matchup between Shadow Hills and Palm Desert. Friday Games (All Games Scheduled to Start at 7:00 PM) Coachella Valley0@Desert Hot Springs48FIndio22@Desert Mirage20F (OT)La Quinta47@Palm Springs14FXavier Prep14@Rancho Mirage21FTwentynine Palms46@Cathedral City24FYucca

Week 8 of high school football season headlined by Battle of Cook Street

October 7, 2026 11:29 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s week 8 of the high school football season, headlined by the Cook Street Rivalry and the Date Bowl. Xavier Prep – 14@Palm Desert – 3FRancho Mirage – 44@La Quinta – 35FPalm Springs – 21@Shadow Hills – 14FCoachella Valley – 49@Desert Mirage – 18FBanning – 49@Twentynine Palms – 20FDesert Christian

Anthony Hodge wins Week 7 High School Football Play of the Week

October 5, 2026 11:00 PM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a tightly contested vote, but Desert Hot Springs senior star Anthony Hodge has been named the Week 7 winner of the High School Football Play of the Week. Hodge earned the honor for a touchdown during Desert Hot Springs’ win over Indio on Friday night. On the play,

BLSS: Week 7 high school football scores and highlights

September 29, 2026 10:50 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 7 of the high school football season is in the books. News Channel 3’s Blake Arthur and Kendall Flynn have the highlights, including a dramatic finish to the Palm Desert-Rancho Mirage game. Palm Desert20@Rancho Mirage19FPalm Springs13@Xavier Prep14FLa Quinta42@Shadow Hills6FDesert Hot Springs35@Indio9FCathedral City6@Yucca Valley66FOntario Christian7@Desert Christian41FCoachella Valley21@Southwest EC7FDesert Mirage40@Calipatria6F The

CV star Ryan Rumsey earns play of the week honors for second time this season

September 28, 2026 6:13 PM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — For the second time this season, Coachella Valley senior Ryan Rumsey has been voted the KESQ High School Football Play of the Week winner. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kendall Flynn (@kendallkesq) Rumsey earned the Week 6 honor for his 50-yard touchdown in the Arabs’ 28-7

BLSS: Week 6 high school football highlights, scores and more

September 23, 2026 4:29 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 6 of the high school football season wrapped up Friday night, headlined by two big rivalry games, Indio-Coachella Valley and Yucca Valley-Twentynine Palms. See the final scores below. Indio 7@Coachella Valley 28FinalYucca Valley 63@Twentynine Palms 3FinalLa Quinta 20@Roosevelt 33FinalValley View 42@Shadow Hills 6FinalDesert Hot Springs 48@AB Miller 0FinalDesert Mirage

BLSS: Week 5 high school football scores and highlights

September 16, 2026 10:44 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 5 of the high school football season is in the books, with mixed results for our local teams. Desert Christian Academy kept its regular season winning streak alive, bringing it up to 24, after a dominant win at home. Friday 9/18 Cathedral City12@DCA 66FRedlands 6@Palm Desert 42FCentral 14@La Quinta

CV’s Ryan Rumsey earns play of the week honors for Week 4 of high school football

September 14, 2026 4:55 PM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Coachella Valley senior wide receiver Ryan Rumsey has earned play of the week honors for Week 4 of high school football after receiving the most votes over the weekend. Rumsey caught a pass and broke a pair of tackles on his way to scoring a touchdown against Palo Verde Valley

BLSS: Week 4 high school football highlights and scores

September 10, 2026 7:00 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a tough week for many of our local teams here in Week 4 of the high school football season. Only two desert programs came away with wins this week. See below for the schedule and scores. Thursday 9/10 Rancho Mirage 18 at Tahquitz 34 29 Palms 14 at

Session to Patrick Palm Springs TD voted play of the week for Week 3

September 4, 2026 10:47 PM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — After receiving the most votes in the News Channel 3 Play of the Week poll, Palm Springs quarterback Devin Session and receiver Jaivin Patrick have earned the Week 3 honor. Sessions connected with Patrick on a touchdown pass against Coachella Valley, using an impressive sidearm throw to deliver the ball away

BLSS: Week 3 high school football scores and highlights

September 3, 2026 5:15 PM Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s Week 3 of the high school football season! We’ve got 13 local games this week, including four on Thursday. Friday 9/4 Coachella Valley – 35(0-2)@Palm Springs – 41(2-1)FRialto – 16(0-1)@Desert Hot Springs – 21(3-0)FHemet – 14(1-2)@Rancho Mirage – 27(3-0)FSan Jacinto Valley – 0(0-3)@Desert Christian Academy – 66(3-0)FLa Quinta –

BLSS: CVHS’ Angel Diaz wins Play of the Week with pick-6

August 28, 2026 11:32 PM Jesus Reyes

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BLSS: Week 2 high school football highlights and scores

August 26, 2026 8:38 PM Blake Arthur, Kendall Flynn

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 2 of the high school football season is in the books. The week was headlined by some intriguing local matchups, including the debuts of Coachella Valley and La Quinta. Friday 8/28 Coachella Valley (0-1)12@Rancho Mirage (2-0)28FYucca Valley (0-2)28@La Quinta (1-0)58FDHS (2-0)20@Xavier Prep (0-2)6FCentral (1-1)33@Palm Desert (1-1)30F/OT2Palo Verde Valley (1-1)6@Shadow

RMHS sophomore standout Jadarius Hester’s two TD catches voted as play of the week

August 21, 2026 11:05 PM Jesus Reyes

Click Picture to Vote Palm Springs High School’s Sean Meza – Touchdown Indio High School’s Damian Durinzi – Touchdown Rancho Mirage High School’s Jadarius Hester – Two touchdown catches

Gridiron Girl: Daniela Gutierrez entering second season for Desert Mirage football

August 19, 2026 6:34 PM Blake Arthur

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — High school football is back this week with most local teams kicking off their seasons Friday. However, two teams will get an early start on Thursday, including the Desert Mirage Rams. One player in particular on the Rams’ roster is drawing attention for taking a less traditional path onto the football

BLSS: High school football Week 1 scores and highlights

August 17, 2026 5:32 PM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The wait is finally over. High school football is back. The first games of the new season got underway on Thursday and Friday. Check out the scores below: Friday, August 21 Rancho Mirage19@Yucca Valley7FTwentynine Palms6@Desert Christian Academy58FPalm Desert24@Brawley16FEsperanza24@Shadow Hills0FSan Bernardino6@Indio53FXavier Prep7@Rim of the World14FDesert Hot Springs17@Tahquitz9FSanta Rosa6@Cathedral City21F Click the

2026 high school football preview: Xavier Prep Saints

August 11, 2026 7:16 PM Blake Arthur

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Watch the video for a full team preview on Xavier Prep ahead of the 2026 high school football season. 2025 Record: 6-4 overall, 2-3 league 2026 Schedule: See below DateOpponentLocationTimeLeagueAug. 21Rim of the WorldAway7:00 p.m.—Aug. 28Desert Hot SpringsHome7:00 p.m.—Sept. 3SerranoAway7:00 p.m.—Sept. 11Cathedral CityAway7:00 p.m.—Sept. 17Yucca ValleyAway7:00 p.m.—Oct. 2Palm Springs*Home7:00 p.m.DELOct. 9Palm

California bill seeks changes to weather guidelines impacting local high school athletes

August 11, 2026 11:59 AM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — As high school sports return across the Coachella Valley, student-athletes are once again facing one of their biggest opponents – the heat. California Interscholastic Federation guidelines require schools to monitor environmental conditions and heat stress using the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, or WBGT, to help determine when outdoor practices and

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